Network Engineer, Operations & Support at Meta
Denver, CO
$135,000–$191,000from the description
Jul 21, 2026
Denver, CO
Jul 22, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hands-on network engineering role focused on the reliability, scalability, and performance of edge network infrastructure at global scale. Day-to-day work involves troubleshooting production incidents, driving root cause analysis, improving operational processes through automation and AI-assisted workflows, and participating in an on-call rotation. Suited to experienced network engineers with deep knowledge of routing and switching protocols across large, multi-vendor environments.
Senior level · 8+ years · San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $132,532 (middle half $103,068–$167,147). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The role sits at the boundary between network operations (15-1244) and network architecture (15-1241): it involves hands-on troubleshooting, oncall rotation, and operational support of production edge/backbone infrastructure, but also design and scalability work. Operations duties dominate the day-to-day framing, so 15-1244 is the primary code, with 15-1241 as the runner-up.
Location is not explicitly stated in the posting; Meta's Edge Network Services team is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area (Menlo Park, CA), so the CBSA is inferred. The role involves up to 15% domestic and international travel.
The degree requirement states 'Bachelor's degree … or equivalent practical experience', which means no formal degree is hard-gated.
Python is listed under Preferred Qualifications with the qualifier 'or a willingness to learn', making it clearly optional.
Several AI-related preferred qualifications (prompt engineering, agent orchestration, responsible AI practices, AI workflow integration) are framed as preferred/nice-to-have and name no specific tool or platform, so they are omitted per the no-generic-concepts rule.
The posting duplicates several preferred qualifications verbatim (AI practices, AI skill development); these are treated as a single requirement each.
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